Per capita methane emissions in Estonia
Estonia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
97th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Estonia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Estonia stood at 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Estonia peaked at 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1919.
Estonia ranks 97th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 94 Zambia 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 95 Greece 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 96 Hungary 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Israel 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 100 Kenya 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Estonia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 966,383 (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.11 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Estonia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Estonia was 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1919.
- How does Estonia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Estonia ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.